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Trans-Labrador Highway

Hi All,

Long-time lurker, rare poster.

I'm heading to Labrador next week. I know countless motorcyclists have ridden this highway, but has anyone done it on their NC? Did you run out of gas between Happy Valley Goose Bay and Port Simpson or Cartwright? Any tips?

I am sooooo jealous. That route is high on my list of trips to do. I am planning a trip to from Ontario to Nova Scotia next year (I am from Dartmouth and have family there, so it would be the ultimate destination) and keep thinking I'd love to go the long way around. Who knows, maybe I will take some extra time off work and do it? Please report back with a summary.

"We don't have to save the world. The world is big enough to look after itself. What we have to be concerned about is whether or not the world we live in will be capable of sustaining us in it." - Douglas Adams

I've attempted that route (or something similar, It wasn't completely planned) twice with four wheeled vehicles. First time I slid off the road near Manic-Cinq when traveling by myself, second time I did the whole loop as the support driver when my friends did Cains Quest Snowmobile race. It's a super cool area and I would love to go back.

I'd definitely carry an extra gallon with the expectation I would use it, plus another litre or two just in case. If you use white gas for cooking that gives you an emergency supply of fuel if you really need it... I would never plan to burn naptha in a gasoline engine but it works in a pinch

Thanks all. I will certainly post a trip summary and photos when I get back. I also should have noted that I've already installed a rad protector, large skid plate, two fuel bottles. I also swapped out my lovely Michelin Road Pilots for Shinko 705s. My buddy is riding a BMW and we happen to use the same size tires, so he's bringing a spare Shinko for the front, and I'm carrying the spare for the rear.